Press Release

Symantec Demands McAfee Comes Clean Over Market Share Untruths

CUPERTINO, Calif. --Sept. 19 1997-- Symantec has criticized McAfee for the distribution of a press release in which it claims to have been the top-selling antivirus software company in the UK in July with its Virus Scan product.

The press release, entitled "McAfee UK Focus Reaps Rewards", quotes data from UK market analyst firm Romtec for sales figures in July. Chris Herbert, market monitoring service manager at Romtec says: "McAfee's interpretation of the data we have researched in this instance is inaccurate. Our up-to-date analysis of more than 2,000 channel outlets indicates that in July Virus Scan was the third placed antivirus product after Norton AntiVirus. It is important for market data of any kind to be interpreted correctly in press releases."

John Wakeman, sales and marketing director, Northern Europe of Symantec commented: "In deliberately displaying inaccurate information like this we can only surmise that this is yet another McAfee marketing stunt designed to confuse the marketplace and mislead the channel. This is incredibly irresponsible and smacks of desperation. In fact Romtec data shows that McAfee has consistently been the third placed antivirus company in the UK behind Symantec. McAfee should withdraw the press release from their web page and replace it with a statement which acknowledges the true facts and apologizes for this dishonesty."

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Symantec Corporation helps make users productive and keep their computers safe and reliable anywhere and anytime. Symantec offers a broad range of solutions and is acclaimed as a leader in both customer satisfaction and product brand recognition. The company is focused on addressing customer needs in three main application areas: the Norton Product line of anti-virus and PC-assistance products; the pcANYWHERE, WinFax, and ACT! product lines that cater to remote user productivity; and the Café product lines in Internet development tools.

Founded in 1982, the company's global operations span North America, Europe, Japan, and several fast-growing markets throughout Asia Pacific and Latin America. Traded on Nasdaq under the symbol SYMC, Symantec Corporation is based in Cupertino, California, and employs more than 2,000 people. Information on the company and its products can be obtained by calling (800) 441-7234 toll free, (541) 334-6054, or accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.symantec.com.

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